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Forum: Automotive
12-27-2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 5,750
Posted By Catus Magnus

30mpg will be a stretch for any pickup. Maybe hit...

30mpg will be a stretch for any pickup. Maybe hit 30 in a Ranger 5spd, in a straight line on highway at 50mph

Escape will get close, but it's not a pickup. It'll be good for high-20s maybe just...
Forum: Feedback
12-27-2012, 07:35 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,039
Posted By Catus Magnus

the humble old Staghorn is a good rifle, with an...

the humble old Staghorn is a good rifle, with an excellent trigger
Forum: Black Powder
12-16-2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,552
Posted By Catus Magnus

I left mine loaded after deer season a couple...

I left mine loaded after deer season a couple years ago... and then in summer took to range, ran dry patch down barrel, primed it, and it at put a round through the x-ring at fifty yards.

so much...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-13-2012, 04:39 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,989
Posted By Catus Magnus

All will do. Dump the 7mm mag - extra money and...

All will do. Dump the 7mm mag - extra money and blast for no real gain. And forget about premium ammo.
Worse of all, Dixie left off a very important one: Marlin 336 in 30/30 - it'll have the...
Forum: Optics
12-09-2012, 10:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,220
Posted By Catus Magnus

That's what I've got on my 336. I'm thinking...

That's what I've got on my 336. I'm thinking about going to a 4x, if it'll be a little brighter/better eye relief. Cranked up to 7, I feel like I need a little more eye relief than I've got with the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-07-2012, 05:36 AM
Replies: 346
Views: 149,245
Posted By Catus Magnus

Great deer, Jason - that's got to make up for the...

Great deer, Jason - that's got to make up for the scoundrels who took your doe...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-07-2012, 04:49 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,346
Posted By Catus Magnus

Not so. Best hunter I know likes his Rem 1100...

Not so. Best hunter I know likes his Rem 1100 stoked with 000 when hunting early season. Experience, knowing limits... buck shot is absolutely lethal used within limits

that said, I'm not a great...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-07-2012, 04:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,988
Posted By Catus Magnus

Too much overlap between 300 Savage & 7mm Mag, to...

Too much overlap between 300 Savage & 7mm Mag, to justify the cartridges mentioned. What NebBuckHunter needs is something really cool, and diff class of cartridge. I say... Marlin 1895 in 45/70.
...
Forum: Guns
11-26-2012, 09:10 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,838
Posted By Catus Magnus

here you go... http://www.handloads.com/calc/ ...

here you go...
http://www.handloads.com/calc/

using 2910fps & 150gr spitzer, and 1.5" sight height - I'm assuming it's scoped? - 1" high @ 50 would be 'on' at about 200 yards, or so it sez...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
11-24-2012, 01:48 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 149,245
Posted By Catus Magnus

Went yesterday, day after Thanksgiving, a couple...

Went yesterday, day after Thanksgiving, a couple hundred yards further down the creek from where I got the above 8pt. Good area. Mid-30s temp, walking in as it's starting to get light, it's light by...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
11-24-2012, 01:45 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 149,245
Posted By Catus Magnus

got eight-pointer two weeks ago, 10 Nov. Public...

got eight-pointer two weeks ago, 10 Nov. Public land in NC, near creek... great spot, been hunting there for years (it's shrinking due to encroaching developement)

9am, about fifty years. hit in...
Forum: Black Powder
10-11-2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,622
Posted By Catus Magnus

very nice, Bigtimer. What part of state are you...

very nice, Bigtimer. What part of state are you in? I'm in Raleigh area, on gamelands. Got a couple spikes last week, got very lucky. Season has started good, better than last year, which was thin...
Forum: Guns
10-11-2012, 06:32 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,351
Posted By Catus Magnus

I don't think you'll pay more for .270 compared...

I don't think you'll pay more for .270 compared to .243... inconsequential diff, if there is one.
The 270 and 308 are, in my view, pretty close... much closer to either other, with .243 being...
Forum: Black Powder
04-17-2012, 04:19 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,629
Posted By Catus Magnus

Best Walmart deal I ever found, around 2005: I...

Best Walmart deal I ever found, around 2005: I got a CVA Buckhorn for 79 bucks, and all five pounds of Pyrodex RS @$6/pound
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
08-16-2010, 06:40 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,919
Posted By Catus Magnus

whaaat, no choice for 30-30???

whaaat, no choice for 30-30???
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
08-16-2010, 06:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,706
Posted By Catus Magnus

as others have said... either will do. 150 will...

as others have said... either will do. 150 will kick a little less.
it's easy to spend waaaay to much time worrying on this; I'd say, go with the one that is most accurate in your gun - if you're...
Forum: Guns
02-18-2010, 08:36 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,727
Posted By Catus Magnus

if you're putting five real shots within a two...

if you're putting five real shots within a two inch circle at 100 yards, you're fine. The deer will be dead. And the high-dollar ammo will not kill them any better. If you want better than 2" - which...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-20-2009, 07:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 499
Posted By Catus Magnus

I like this post. I've not taken my girls yet (5...

I like this post. I've not taken my girls yet (5 and 9). Prob next year, after divorce settles out. They want to go, esp. the little one.
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-19-2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,027
Posted By Catus Magnus

Went this evening. Didn't really plan on shooting...

Went this evening. Didn't really plan on shooting anything unless it was a quality buck - I'm about limited out, and shot a fantastic 8pt Wednesday - but I wanted to go.

Went. It was COLD. Right...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-18-2009, 10:11 AM
Replies: 139
Views: 28,056
Posted By Catus Magnus

Very, very impressive rack. I grew up in Austin...

Very, very impressive rack. I grew up in Austin (gone 20 yrs) and my memory is that the deer in the Hill Country were runts (I didn't hunt then). I'm in NC now.

Tribute, Canuck - spectacular...
Forum: Guns
12-18-2009, 01:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,747
Posted By Catus Magnus

This clueless idiot really wants to know... what...

This clueless idiot really wants to know... what does banties mean?

???
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-17-2009, 05:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,757
Posted By Catus Magnus

I feel better if I can see farther, but I want to...

I feel better if I can see farther, but I want to be where the deer are. Bring your shotgun and some 00 buck!
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-16-2009, 02:07 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 28,056
Posted By Catus Magnus

My best deer this year....

Shot 8pt this morning. 140-150 yards with Marlin 336 in 30-30; load was 150gr Federal. I'm happy!

http://forum.trianglefreeforum.com/download/file.php?id=90
Forum: Firearm Review Forum
12-15-2009, 10:32 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 13,674
Posted By Catus Magnus

For the conditions you list, the perfect choice...

For the conditions you list, the perfect choice would be a Marlin 336 in 30-30 with a trim, low-mounted scope. That's what I use (scope is a Nikon 2-7).

No great preference here. A Model 7 appeals...
Forum: Guns
12-15-2009, 10:20 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 29,747
Posted By Catus Magnus

Pros: all the rifle you'll ever need for deer or...

Pros: all the rifle you'll ever need for deer or just about anything else. Effective range (MPBR) is as far as I and most others have any reasonable business shooting at a critter. Ammo is available,...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-15-2009, 10:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,162
Posted By Catus Magnus

Why is it called buckshot?

because the shot size is more appropriate to bucks than... bunnies.
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
12-15-2009, 10:06 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,465
Posted By Catus Magnus

On the question of what choke to use with...

On the question of what choke to use with buckshot: In my 870, Mod or Imp. was fine. Full didn't seem to improve patterns like I'd expected.

I hunted a club were we ran dogs for several years....
Forum: Black Powder
11-02-2009, 08:32 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 44,026
Posted By Catus Magnus

for the last couple weeks, it's been a CVA...

for the last couple weeks, it's been a CVA Buckhorn .50 stoked with a 240xtp on top of 90 grains of Pyrodex RS loose.

this week, it's a Marlin 336 chambered in 30-30, loaded with a 150gr Federal...
Forum: Guns
10-31-2009, 05:57 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,276
Posted By Catus Magnus

you've already got bolt guns - get a Marlin 336!

you've already got bolt guns - get a Marlin 336!
Forum: Guns
10-31-2009, 05:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,183
Posted By Catus Magnus

I'm guessing this is one of their older one,...

I'm guessing this is one of their older one, pre-accutrigger. My first centerfire was Savage 110E in 30-06. I liked it, I'd still have it if it weren't stolen.
Forum: Guns
10-31-2009, 03:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,252
Posted By Catus Magnus

I'd take the Marlin. I've never handled a Howa -...

I'd take the Marlin. I've never handled a Howa - or Marlin bolt-gun, for that matter. But Marlin's levers are absolutely top-shelf - so I'd go with the Marlin.

My $.02
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-30-2009, 11:18 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,421
Posted By Catus Magnus

when I get bored - usually tired? - I snooze in...

when I get bored - usually tired? - I snooze in the stand. Just drift. Woke up a couple weeks ago to see doe walking away.

This morning after a couple hours I got down and did some scounting.
Forum: Guns
10-26-2009, 05:47 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 24,290
Posted By Catus Magnus

Naw, you didn't waste your money. And I have a...

Naw, you didn't waste your money. And I have a theory as to why so many dislike this rifle: they've heard it from someone else.

I'm going to go out on a thick branch and guess that... most of the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-26-2009, 06:03 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 26,850
Posted By Catus Magnus

yeah, but if someone here will pay my way, I'll...

yeah, but if someone here will pay my way, I'll hunt the buff with a muzzleloader. Or 30-30.

send the checks... :s2:
Forum: Guns
10-26-2009, 05:51 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,552
Posted By Catus Magnus

Sure, it's a serious question. I'd like to know...

Sure, it's a serious question. I'd like to know what kind of quick lesson on range etiquette nchawkeye had in mind to dispense for his fellow shooter. He seemed anxious to share his wisdom; I'm...
Forum: Guns
10-25-2009, 04:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 39,229
Posted By Catus Magnus

I don't have a .44 rifle, but I'd like one. ...

I don't have a .44 rifle, but I'd like one.

I do hunt with a muzzle loader, shooting .430-.452 Hornady XTPs. Deadly on deer, if I hit them in the right place. I think a .44 magnum rifle would be...
Forum: Guns
10-25-2009, 04:13 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,551
Posted By Catus Magnus

yes it'll boot your harder, and you will notice...

yes it'll boot your harder, and you will notice it. I can definitely tell diff between 150s and heavier 30-06 bullets - and can tell diff between 170/150gr in 30-30.

150 will be plenty in 30-06...
Forum: Guns
10-25-2009, 03:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,544
Posted By Catus Magnus

jesse - have your buddy sight that 30-30 in,...

jesse - have your buddy sight that 30-30 in, dead-on at 50 yards... he'll be fine to about 120 or. Ideally, sight in so it is about 1/2 high at fifty, you'll be 'on' at around 140ish (depending upon...
Forum: Guns
10-25-2009, 03:10 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,257
Posted By Catus Magnus

Lots of good advice from lots of peeps here, I'll...

Lots of good advice from lots of peeps here, I'll throw mine in:

If you're on a very tight budget - and depending upon the terrain? - sight in your shotgun with slugs and stick to close shots....
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-25-2009, 11:45 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 26,850
Posted By Catus Magnus

No, I did not say that. I will say that it isn't...

No, I did not say that. I will say that it isn't a good idea if you're hunting and expect to recover your deer (and don't want legal probs).

I am saying that considering a .22LR and .223 to be in...
Forum: Black Powder
10-25-2009, 11:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,843
Posted By Catus Magnus

Well, if that's the story... then it is clearly...

Well, if that's the story... then it is clearly OPERATOR ERROR, and not Knight's fault in the least.

I sometimes leave my muzzleloader loaded for a couple/few days, in decent weather - leave it...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-25-2009, 11:15 AM
Replies: 134
Views: 26,850
Posted By Catus Magnus

dimbulb that's just silly. There's a...

dimbulb

that's just silly. There's a dramatic diff in power between a .22LR and .223 - huge diff.

LOL, indeed.

.223 will work, with caveats expressed by many here - the main one being,...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-25-2009, 10:41 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 6,998
Posted By Catus Magnus

250 yards - two hundred and fifty real yards - is...

250 yards - two hundred and fifty real yards - is a long way to hit the heart/shoulder of a deer, at least in my world. Savages are fine; anything over 30-06 is far more than needed for deer, and I'd...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-25-2009, 10:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,391
Posted By Catus Magnus

I made same inference.

I made same inference.
Forum: Guns
10-25-2009, 10:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,552
Posted By Catus Magnus

I'm curious... what kind quick lesson on range...

I'm curious... what kind quick lesson on range etiquette would you have given him?
Forum: Black Powder
07-10-2009, 01:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 995
Posted By Catus Magnus

Got a CVA Buckhorn at Walmart a few years ago for...

Got a CVA Buckhorn at Walmart a few years ago for $70-odd dollars. Good deal; it shoots well, and kills the deer.
Forum: Black Powder
07-10-2009, 12:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,843
Posted By Catus Magnus

I like CVA; I think they make good arms, great...

I like CVA; I think they make good arms, great value. I'm on my 2nd one.
Forum: Guns
07-10-2009, 11:44 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 5,727
Posted By Catus Magnus

this has been played out, but my $.02 is... 2"...

this has been played out, but my $.02 is... 2" ain't a bit bad. Apparently your rifle likes Winchester ammo a bit more; good.

I think that for deer, 'premium' ammo is a waste of money. As others...
Forum: Guns
01-04-2008, 08:53 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 14,978
Posted By Catus Magnus

RE: What caliber for moose, elk, bear, deer

You can kill all those named critters with a 30-30, easy: just aim well, and hit the critter in the same place you should hit it, regardless of what (appropriate) cartridge you're using.
Forum: Guns
12-18-2007, 07:42 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 7,512
Posted By Catus Magnus

RE: how fardo you shoot a muzzleloader

I figure a muzzleloader is a good 100-150 yard rifle. I use 90gr Pyrodex & a 240-250gr XTP.

Peeps telling you about 200+ yard shots.. be cautious, if you're thinking about using that as a...
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